Wishing Well

Connie Dover | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 29, 1995)
• Original Release Date: February 14, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Taylor Park
• ASIN: B0000017KZ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,098 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #14 in Music > World Music > Europe > General

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful CD. Singer and songs in perfect harmony., May 24, 2002

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Alan Richards (London) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wishing Well (Audio CD)

This wonderful collection of songs is sung by the little known, but angelically beautiful voice of Connie Dover - possibly the finest singer of this kind of material in the world. Connie is a Missouri-based singer who combines a love of ancient Scottish and Irish ballads and other traditional songs, with an interest in her 'cowgirl' roots as an American who has spent time as a trail cook on the cattle ranches of the west listening to the folk sounds of America's past. The musical fruit of these varied tastes, is the diverse range of the songs recorded on this CD. There's Celtic folk, there's cowboy songs, there's even the spiritual 'Ubi Caritas' - a 20th century melody penned to the words of a 9th century Gregorian chant. What is remarkable is how well these pieces all gel together - but then these are great songs, and great songs sound good whatever the context in which they are heard.

Every single one of the tracks on 'The Wishing Well' is worthy of mention, so it's difficult to select favourites. Perhaps Connie's voice is best suited to those gentle Scottish ballads, the pretty 'LADDIE, LIE NEAR ME' and the very beautiful 'WILLIE OF WINSBURY' (I'm glad it's very beautiful because it's also very long!) Another really nice song is 'HUGH THE GRAEME'. However, if Celtic ballads are a forte of Connie's, the two cowboy pieces on this CD, 'WHERE SHALL I GO?' and the lovely 'THE COLORADO TRAIL' are equally good, and splendidly compliment the old world pieces. 'SUMMER BEFORE THE WAR' is another song from a very different era written around a very different theme, and yet again it is first rate material. So is the aforementioned 'UBI CARITAS'. Ironically one of the very best tracks on this CD of vocal delights is the sole instrumental piece 'WESTON' - but that is no reflection at all on the quality of Connie Dover's voice. Rather it is a testament to her skills as a composer, for Connie wrote this melody about the Missouri river town herself. If I must choose a favourite piece however, then it has to be the title track. 'THE WISHING WELL' is the song in which Connie's voice achieves it's greatest expression. This superb song is well worth the price of the CD by itself.

I cannot nitpick over this CD as there is nothing to nitpick about. It's beautiful, and Connie Dover's voice was a revelation to me when I first heard it. This was the first CD I ever purchased which moved me sufficiently to inspire me to write a review; I wouldn't lightly award five stars to anybody, but this unison of singer and songs in perfect harmony certainly deserves five (or six if I could!) and if I can persuade just one person to enrich their musical life by purchasing this CD, then it will have been well worthwhile. Buy it!!!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Gem, April 28, 2001

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bethtexas (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wishing Well (Audio CD)

This album gets more beautiful with every listen. It contains a lot of what Connie Dover does best - textured, moving ballads with a hint of the Irish and sung with Connie's admirably trained, richly textured voice. It also contains some uplifting jigs and an acapella that will bring tears to your eyes.

No Connie Dover fan should be without this gem. And those who are hunting around for another mature, creative, somewhat Celtic artist to try - this is the lady and this is the album.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!, February 18, 2000

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Cheryl Iaconis (Bakersfield, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wishing Well (Audio CD)

What more can one say about Connie Dover other than she is simply amazing. When I bought Somebody I listened to it over and over, never tiring of any songs. Then I picked up The Wishing Well and thought I died and went to Heaven. "Ubi Caritas" is my favorite track, with "Hugh the Grameme", "Where Shall I Go" and "Summer Before the War", close seconds. I can't wait to listen to If I Ever Return and her upcoming release The Border of Heaven. This lady has truly been blessed with the voice of an angel.